Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-08
Denver end Fort worth.

1t is doubtful if more information of 6
valuable and suggestive nature could bet
ter be condensed into the ssme space thar
that contained II the article which we
publish to-day from the pen Of Father
| Ishm, professor Of mathematics and
astronomy at the university of Notre
the general public as the author of a
series Of articles upon the Sandwich
Islam Is and later upon the resources of
| Alask9, which WAS 8. one time supposed
to be g mere collection of ice-bergs, but,
thanks to intelligent exploration, is now
classed among the valuable assets of the
republic, which has more than psid for
Itself In seslskins alone. Father Zahm' s
article based upon a personal visit to
Fort Worth and vicinity, brings into
prominence the interchangeable products
of Colorado and Texas, the cattle of the
one against the coal of the other, and
| each and sll of the products which q diff
ference in climate might suggest.
The possibilities embraced in the con
structi0n of main line of railway from
Denver TO the Gulf of Mexico have fire.
quently been referred to in the News,
but the form which is given them by
Father Iahm's article adds Clearness 10
the subject matter, and calls public
attention once more to the benefits in
store for this city and state by reason OF
the construction Of the Denver, Texas
and Gulf, with Fort Worth as its center
Of distribution in the crest state OF
Texas, with its area Of 26j 900 square
miles, gu empire in itself, more than five
times as large IS the state OF New York
and four times SIS lsrge as all Of New
E9gland. The census of 1880 gave
Texas population OF j9l 40, but the
rapid extension OF railways has increased
the number 10 an unknown extent. SUI
ice TO say, however, there is room for
millions more without CroWdlng, who will
create demand for the coal and coke Of
Colorado, our manufactures of iron ard
glass and the various other forms Oi
manufacture which In time will be estsD-
lishcd within the borders OF this state.
melted by the presence CT the crude ms
terial in abundance and by profitable mar
kets to the south, west and north.
The general outline Of the Denver,
Texas and Gulf may be cleaned by q
glance at the map which accompanies the
article. In round Numbers the distance
between Denver and Fort Worth, the two
points OF distribution, is 500 miles, OF
which 1873 miles is completed from Den
yer towards the south and some 800
miles from Fort Worth northwesterly,
leaving g gap Of GG2 miles IN process Of
construction as rapidly as men end
teams can accomplish the work.
The completed line from Fort
Worth is expected to cross the Texas
border by January l, 1883, to reach
Emery's Gap, in the Ration mountains,
by the lst of July, the Trinidad, where 1t
will meet the line from Denver, by the
/ iicst OF December. The trail will be 80
item OF the past when the road is com
| pleted, and the Inconvenience Of fenced
roads, disputed rights of way, etc, will
at once disappear, much TO the conven-
fence OF the heavy cattle trade between
the ranges of Old Mexico and Texas znd
the feeding grounds of the great north
west.
Then, too, the development of the
winter resorts on the gulf coast and The
summer resorts in the mountains ant
foot hills Of Colorado, will cause an in
terchange Of travel, the extent Of which
can ri present be only guessed at, valu
able alike to Denver and Fort Worth
| the two centers of trade at which THU
travel will collect from and distribute K
large regions of country, reaching th'
gulf and Old Mexico at one end end tht
shores of the Pacific al the other. II Den
yer News.